Case Manager

Join Chimes – and go further to help others go far! Chimes is a not-for-profit organization that assists people with intellectual and behavioral challenges to achieve their fullest potential.

— educational, employment, vocational, residential, habilitative and behavioral health — are delivered through a network of national and international affiliates. This allows us to take a comprehensive, holistic approach to improving the lives of every person we serve — those who receive and those who reap the benefits of our innovative, responsive solutions.

The Case Manager will provide community-based services to individuals identified as eligible for behavioral health services, including assessing and monitoring resources that help the client live in the community in a stable and safe manner

Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sussex County

Behavioral Health Services

$21.00/hour

• Carry a caseload of up to 30 clients
• Perform case management duties for consumers involved in Behavioral Health Services
• Provide services based on Recovery Model principles
• Develop individualized, strength-based service plans that are measurable and lead toward targeted outcomes
• Assists consumer service needs and assists consumers in assessing appropriate mental health services
• Assist consumers in obtaining and maintaining basic needs such as housing, food, healthcare, employment, and socialization
• Assist consumers through assertive and creative efforts to gain needed resources and services identified in the service plan
• Monitor the consumer’s participation in the recovery plan and support services
• Provide effective crisis assessment and crisis intervention to consumers when necessary
• Maintain professional relations with the consumer, their families, payers, community support service representatives, coworkers, and other agencies
• Ensure appropriate communication and coordination of effort between all the consumer's service providers and support systems
• Act as an effective “single point of contact” for multiple health and social services linkages
• Provide all authorized client service and provide supporting documentation for re-authorizations, as necessary, in a timely manner
• Submit accurate and timely payroll and billing documentation
• Need to be available for an on-call rotation 24/7

• A bachelor’s degree with major coursework in sociology, social work, psychology, gerontology, anthropology, political science, history, criminal justice, theology, nursing, counseling, or education
• Be a registered nurse
• A high school diploma and 12 semester credit hours in sociology, social welfare, psychology, gerontology, or other social science, and 2 years experience in public or private human services with 2 years in direct client contact (1 year for Lehigh and Northampton counties
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• A high school diploma and 5 years of mental health direct care experience in public or private human services with employment as a case management staff person prior to April 1, 1989.

Pennsylvania Child Abuse, Criminal and fingerprint-based federal criminal history;
Verification that employee is not on any Medicaid/Medicare Exclusion list

At the discretion of the Personnel Officer, additional related experience and/or education may be substituted instead of the requirements specified under Education and Experience

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement options
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Dependent, and Transportation)
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 403(b) with…